COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
A Pictorial Map of Palo Alto and San Francisco Peninsula by Arthur Lites.
Obj Height cm:
44
Obj Width cm:
57
Note:
Date estimated. A birdseye view map bordered by vignette illustrations including "A Recreational Center on the Bay Front Under Construction" "Community Theatre", Stanford University buildings, California Redwood Park etc., with an historical figure in each corner. Map shows the buildings of Palo Alto and Stanford University.
Full Title:
A Pictorial Map of Palo Alto and San Francisco Peninsula by Arthur Lites.
List No:
6792.003
Page No:
map side
Series No:
3
Pub Date:
1939
Pub Title:
Palo Alto, California. Palo Alto, A Pictorial Map Drawn from the View Point (Birdseye) of One Aboard a Coastwise Air Liner.
Pub Note:
Double sided folding brochure. Date estimated based on map showing Treasure Island 1939 World's Fair. Elegant script on the verso promotes the area, with its perfect climate. Several versions of this pamphlet were issued over a period of years from the 1920s through the 1950s, and possibly later. This edition has an image of the city hall at upper right of the map.
Pub List No:
6792.000
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
24
Pub Width cm:
11
Image No:
6792003
Publisher Location:
Palo Alto
Publisher:
City of Palo Alto
Type:
Separate Map
City:
Palo Alto (Calif.)
Region:
San Francisco Bay Area
Subject:
Pictorial map
Publication Author:
Lites, Arthur
Publication Author:
(Palo Alto) Chamber of Commerce
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Author:
Lites, Arthur
Author:
(Palo Alto) Chamber of Commerce
Date:
1939
A Pictorial Map of Palo Alto and San Francisco Peninsula by Arthur Lites.
